constipation
/ˌkɒnstɪˈpeɪʃən/
constipation noun: a state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces.
Noun
constipation (countable and uncountable, plural constipations)
- A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces.
- If you also knew how to combine foods—that is, what foods eaten together “set well,” you need never have indigestion, constipation or any of the headachy, stomachachy ills they lead to.1917 February 12, “If You Knew What Foods?” (advertisement), in The Independent, volume 59, number 3558, New York: Independent Corporation, page 280
- Review of systems was positive for unintentional weight gain of 13.5 kilograms in the last eight months, excessive fatigue, fever, difficulty focusing, one episode of painful oral ulcer on the roof of her mouth, change in the hair texture with nonscarring alopecia, shortness of breath with...2015 July 22, Reshma M. Khan et al., “Embolic Stroke as the Initial Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus”, in Case Reports in Rheumatology, volume 2015, →DOI
- Synonyms:
- costiveness
- The act of crowding anything into a lesser space, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.
constipation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
constipation in Hindi
- state of bowels
- कब्ज kabj, कब्ज़ kabz
constipation in Tamil
- state of bowels
- மலச்சிக்கல் malaccikkal
constipation in Marathi
- बद्धकोष्ठता, बद्धकोष्ठता होणे
constipation in Urdu
- state of bowels
- قَبْض qabẓ
More languagesFewer languages
- constipation in Bengali
- কোষ্ঠবদ্ধতা
- constipation in Telugu
- మలబద్ధకం, మలబద్దకం
- constipation in Malayalam
- മലബന്ധം malabandhaṁ
- constipation in Kannada
- ಮಲಗಟ್ಟು, ಮಲಕಟ್ಟು
- constipation in Punjabi
- ਕਬਜ਼
- constipation in Gujarati
- કબજિયાત, કબજીયાત
- constipation in Odia
- କୋଷ୍ଠକାଠିନ୍ଯ଼, କୋଷ୍ଠକାଠିନ୍ଯ
- constipation in Sanskrit
- वेग véga
- constipation in Nepali
- कब्ज
- constipation in Tagalog
- tibi
- constipation in Arabic
- إِمْسَاك ʔimsāk
- constipation in Indonesian
- sembelit
- constipation in Persian
- یبوست yobusat
- constipation in Thai
- ท้องผูก
- constipation in Vietnamese
- táo bón
Examples of constipation in a sentence
- I have terrible constipation – I haven't been for several days.
- Every six months, spoonfuls of castor oil were administered to combat constipation.
- Patients with IPD also present a variety of nonmotor symptoms such as sleep disorders, hyposmia, depression, constipation, hallucinations and dementia.
Synonyms of constipation
Forms of constipation
| plural | constipations |
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Origin of constipation
First attested in the beginning of the 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English constipacioun, borrowed from Medieval Latin constīpātiō or its Old French equivalent, from cōnstīpō + -tiō. By surface analysis, constipate + -ion.
Words formed from constipation
Words that rhyme with constipation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about constipation
- What does constipation mean?
- Constipation means a state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces.
- What is constipation in Hindi?
- Constipation in Hindi is कब्ज (kabj), कब्ज़ (kabz). See Constipation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is constipation?
- Constipation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce constipation?
- Constipation is pronounced /ˌkɒnstɪˈpeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of constipation?
- The plural of constipation is constipations.
Words near constipation in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: constipation (page history and authors); constipation (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); constipation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); constipation (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); constipation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); constipation (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); constipation (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); constipation (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); वेग (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); constipation (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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